Indigenous and Aboriginal News from Around the World (Page 15)

CO2 Has Arrived at Highest Level Since Before the First Peoples: NOAA

The last time carbon dioxide was at this level in Mother...

One Annular Sensation: Ring of Fire Eclipse Livestreaming From Australia—See it Right Here, Right Now

The sun and moon are at it again, and this time, like last...

Peruvian Official Resigns Following Indigenous Consultation Disputes

A top Peruvian government official responsible for...

Dancing With the Stars Over the Ancient City of Teotihuacan, Mexico

First the big dipper drifts into view, then the stars...

José Barreiro Bridges Two Realities and Two Worlds With Taíno: A Novel

The Taíno were the first to greet Christopher Columbus when...

President Morales Expels USAID on Charges of Interference

For the second time since 2008, Bolivian President Evo...

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World News

Xavante Leader Addresses Brazilian Government in Letter

ICTMN Staff

December 12, 2012

The following is an English translation of a letter written by Damião Paridzane, Chief of the Marãiwatsédé village home of the Xavante people in Brazil recently reported on by Indi...

New Indigenous Community Justice Sanctions Criticized in Bolivia

Rick Kearns

December 11, 2012

One indigenous community in Bolivia made headlines in early November after it was announced that, in their district, thieves would have a hand cut off after the 3 rd or 4 th arrest...

Joy Harjo Performs at Tel Aviv University in Face of Anti-Israeli Boycott

ICTMN Staff

December 11, 2012

American Indian writer and musician Joy Harjo stood firm in her decision to perform at Tel Aviv University in Israel on Monday despite being urged to boycott in support of those pr...

Oil and Gas Drilling on the Rise in Ecuador and Peru; Indigenous Communities Share Concerns

Barbara Fraser

December 10, 2012

Tensions over oil and gas drilling on or near indigenous territories in the Amazon have flared again as Ecuador seeks bidders for oil leases and a company in Peru expands its opera...

'Freshwater Killer Whale' Catfish Squirm Onto Land to Grab Pigeons

ICTMN Staff

December 07, 2012

The invasive European catfish has learned to grab tasty pigeons from the shore, stranding themselves on the beach for precious seconds as they nab their prey, the scientific journa...

Big Black Marble: From Turtle Island Electric to Australian Wildfires, Mother Earth Glitters in the Dark

ICTMN Staff

December 06, 2012

She sparkles and shimmers when the sun goes down. We have always known this intuitively about our Mother Earth, but now we’ve got shots from space to prove it...

Non-Apocalypse: U.S. Government Assures Everyone That the World Will Live to See the Fiscal Cliff

ICTMN Staff

December 05, 2012

The fiscal cliff notwithstanding, the U.S...

Following the Mayan Calendar With The National Museum of the American Indian

ICTMN Staff

December 04, 2012

The days are drawing closer to the supposed Mayan Apocalypse said to happen at the end of the indigenous group’s Long Count calendar – December 21...

Chevron Assets Frozen in Argentina as Part of Amazonian Lawsuit

Rick Kearns

December 01, 2012

Chevron has not yet paid any of the massive fine levied against it in Ecuador so the plaintiffs in that case have taken their fight to the international stage...

New Zealand Volcano That Stars as Mordor in Lord of the Rings Erupts on Video

ICTMN Staff

November 23, 2012

New Zealand’s Mount Tongariro volcano sprang suddenly to life on November 21, spewing ash nearly 20,000 feet into the air, canceling regional flights and coating everything in its ...